Self-Regulated Learning and Culturally Responsive Pedagogy - by Aloysius C Anyichie (Hardcover)

About the Book

This book documents research based on real classroom examples of how educators could design and combine practices from culturally responsive teaching and self-regulated learning pedagogies to support all learners' motivation and engagement in multicultural classrooms.

Book Synopsis

Our classrooms are increasingly including students from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds. Research from culturally responsive teaching (CRT) and self-regulated learning (SRL), although from different perspectives, document instructional practices that support students' motivation and engagement. The author developed a Culturally Responsive Self-Regulated Learning Framework that integrated practices from CRT and SRL to guide educators in designing culturally inclusive classrooms. Drawing on real classroom examples that are grounded in applied school research, Self-Regulated Learning and Culturally Responsive Pedagogy: An Integrated Approach to Fostering All Learner's Engagement and Motivation documents how classroom teachers implemented the three components of this framework, including classroom foundational practices, integrated practices, and dynamic supportive practices. Specifically, it presents the experiences of classroom teachers in designing and implementing an integrated pedagogy, students' experiences of teachers' instructional strategies, and how those teaching practices are linked to students' levels of motivation and engagement.

Review Quotes

"Anyichie's book provides a framework for integrating two powerful approaches to student engagement, based on his collaborative research with teachers in real classrooms. The book is unusual in showing teachers using a cognitive theory (SRL) with a cultural approach (CRT) in a mutually-enhancing way to support student engagement in classroom learning." --Susan Bobbitt Nolen, University of Washington

"This book addresses important matters pertaining to teaching and learning. It highlights the importance of self-management of what to learn, when to learn, and how to learn within a culturally encircled environment. This is a student-centred pedagogy that honours the culture in which knowledge is constructed. It's a great resource on how to integrate self-regulated learning and culturally responsive pedagogy into teaching and research." --Samson Madera Nashon, EdD, University of British Columbia

"Given the increasing diversity of the student population, there is an urgent need for teachers and schools to understand the critical importance of culturally responsive pedagogy. This book addresses this important societal need. It provides a beacon of hope, reminding educators how to appreciate cultural differences and at the same time embrace our common humanity." --Ronnel B. King, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

About the Author

Aloysius C. Anyichie is assistant professor of educational psychology and student services at Brandon University.